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INSIDE: COMICS, OPINIONS & CLASSIFIEDS B S PORTS THE BULLETIN • SaTUrday, JUNE 5, 2021 NCAA BASEBALL REGIONALS Ducks outlast the Blue Devils 13-10 EUGENE — Oregon and Central Connecti- cut State turned pitch- er-friendly PK Park in Eu- gene into a bandbox to start NCAA Regional play. Kenyon Yovan and An- thony Hall each hit two home runs for the No. 14 seed Ducks in a 13-10 win over the Blue Devils Friday afternoon. It was just the sixth game with 20-plus combined hits in 13 sea- sons at PK Park, where Or- egon had a 2.61 team ERA this season, best among Pac-12 teams at home. All nine starters on both teams reached base and eight from each had hits, with 13 total for the Ducks and 16 for the Blue Devils, who left 11 on base. “We were not surprised whatsoever about what we were going to get out of that group and with all the two-out RBIs that they had today and the toughness they showed,” Oregon coach Mark Wasikowksi said. “It was great to be able to match that toughness with our group. Offensively we competed at a really high level. Defensively we just seemed to occupy space in the field today and not be ahead of it mentally like. That’s a sign clearly of a group that hasn’t been in a situation of being in postseason play. “To be able to experi- ence that today kind of felt like we were going to see some things that were uncharacteristic, we did.” Aaron Zavala also homered for the Ducks (38-14), who advance to face the winner of Gon- zaga and LSU — whose game Friday night ended past The Bulletin’s print deadline — on Saturday at 7 p.m. Jay Devito and Hunter Pasqualini each had three hits and two RBIs for the Blue Devils (28-14), who play the loser of the Bulldogs and Tigers in an elimination game at 1 p.m. Saturday. bendbulletin.com/sports WEST COAST LEAGUE BASEBALL Hometown heroes After growing up in Bend, Dylan Anderman and Jacob Quinlan realize dream of pitching for the Elks BY BRIAN RATHBONE • The Bulletin I t was not long ago that Dylan Anderman and Jacob Quinlan were running around the grounds of Vince Genna Stadium, hoping to score some autographs from players on the hometown Bend Elks. Thursday evening at Genna, both Anderman and Quinlan toed the rubber for the Elks in the opening-day 16-5 win over Northwest Star Academy. Anderman, a Summit High graduate, got the start. He said he had a hard time falling asleep Wednesday night after he got word from first-year coach Kyle Nobach that he would be the open- ing-day starting pitcher for the team that had not played since 2019. “I was excited all week,” said Anderman, who pitched this spring at Feather River College in Quincy, California. “The adrenaline is pumping — it is opening day. It was a lot of fun.” In 22/3 innings of work, the right-hander struck out five batters while giving up one hit and one earned run. He was able to work out of a jam in the second inning. With two runners on and one out, Anderman struck out the next two batters to keep the Nighthawks off the board. “I told him that when he takes his time and takes that deep breath that he is really good,” Nobach said. “I told him to calm down and to control his breath- ing. Breathing is a skill. If your mind is quiet you can perform a lot better.” See Elks / B2 Ryan Brennecke/The Bulletin Dylan Anderman (42) delivers a pitch during the second inning against Northwest Star Academy at Vince Genna Sta- dium in Bend on Thursday night. NBA COMMENTARY | PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERS Find new beginning or risk losing Lillard — The Oregonian Beavers fall to Dallas Baptist 6-5 FORT WORTH, Texas — Cole Moore and An- drew Benefield each had a home run and two RBIs to help Dallas Baptist beat Oregon State 6-5 on Friday in the Fort Worth Regional. Moore hit a two-run homer in the first, and Benefield walked with the bases loaded in the third followed by a solo shot in a three-run fifth. River Town and Jackson Glenn each added RBI hits in the fifth to give Dallas Baptist (38-15) a 6-1 lead. Dominic Hamel (13- 2) allowed just three hits through the first four innings before Oregon State’s Ryan Ober led off the fifth with a solo home run. Greg Fuchs added a three-run homer for the Beavers in the sixth to cap the scoring. Hamel struck out six in 6.1 innings. Oregon State had two runners on with no outs in the eighth but Kragen Kechely got the final two outs before picking up his second save of the season. Kevin Abel (3-5) made his 16th start of the year for Oregon State (34-23). He walked eight and al- lowed three runs in three innings. Troy Claunch went 0 for 3, snapping a 17-game hitting streak. The Beavers will try to stave off elimination on Saturday against Mc- Neese at 10 a.m. Pacific. — Associated Press BY JOHN CANZANO The Oregonian Sean Meagher/The Oregonian Portland Trail Blazers guard Damian Lillard passes behind his back with Denver Nuggets’ Austin Rivers defending in Game 6 of their first-round playoff matchup in Portland on Thursday night. The game ended. The sea- son ended. This blasted Trail Blazers era was left looking like a melting popsicle on the pave- ment on Thursday night. The final act sure was a dud, wasn’t it? Playing on their home court and facing elimination, the Blazers wilted in Game 6. Den- ver won 126-115. Portland got beat 28-14 in the final quarter. In the postgame words of cen- ter Jusuf Nurkic, “I don’t know where the future stands for me or for the team.” I know where it ought to stand. In pieces. That’s what any self-respect- ing sports organization stuck in a perpetual and ineffective spin would do. Fire the coach. Dump the general manager. Crumple up the roster sheet and begin again. Outside of Damian Lillard there isn’t a player in uniform who should be untouchable this summer. But we all know the biggest sin in the last de- cade of Trail Blazers, Inc. is perpetually overvaluing mar- ginal talent. I’d keep Lillard. I’d also hang on to Robert Covington and re-sign unrestricted free agent Norman Powell. The rest of the roster ends up trade bait. It’s time to reinvent the pinwheel. That begins with the departure of head coach Terry Stotts, who feels stale. According to a report, on Friday evening Stotts and the Blazers mutually agreed to part ways, and it appears to be no secret that the team is eyeing Jason Kidd as its next coach. GM Neil Olshey should go, too. See Blazers / B2 COLLEGE SPORTS Oregon name, image, likeness bill passes Senate, heads to House BY JAMES CREPEA The Oregonian The state Senate passed the proposed legislation to permit college athletes in Oregon to be compensated for their name, image and likeness starting on July 1 and the legislation now heads to the House. Senate Bill 5, which also would allow college athletes in Oregon to retain representa- tion related to name, image and likeness opportunities, passed the Senate 23-6 with one mem- ber excused Thursday. Senators Lynn Findley, Fred Girod, Bill Hansell, Dallas Heard, Dennis Linthicum and Kim Thatcher, all Republicans, were the dis- senting votes and Sen. Bill Ken- “This isn’t just a bill. … This is a movement. Our college athletes have not been treated fairly. Meanwhile, the NCAA and universities make millions off the names, images, and likenesses of their athletes. This bill is about giving back to our athletes what is rightfully theirs.” — Sen. Peter Courtney (D-Salem), a co-sponsor of the Oregon name, image, and likeness bill nemer, R-Canby, was excused. “This isn’t just a bill. … This is a movement,” Sen. Pe- ter Courtney (D-Salem), a co-sponsor of the bill, said in a statement. “Our college ath- letes have not been treated fairly. They sacrifice their bod- ies week after week but don’t even earn enough to send their mother a birthday present. Meanwhile, the NCAA and universities make millions off the names, images, and like- nesses of their athletes. This bill is about giving back to our ath- letes what is rightfully theirs.” If the House passes it as well, the bill will need to be signed by Gov. Kate Brown to go into effect immediately, with Ore- gon college athletes able to earn NIL compensation beginning July 1, the same day similar laws are to go into effect in five other states: Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi and New Mexico. Thirteen other states also have passed name, image and likeness laws. Sens. Courtney and James Manning Jr., D-Eugene, are the chief sponsors of the bill and added Sen. Chuck Riley, D-Hill- sboro, as a sponsor this week. “College sports is a bil- lion-dollar industry. Our play- ers deserve their fair share,” Manning said in a statement. “They are promised a ‘free’ ed- ucation, but there’s nothing free about it. They pay for it by pouring their blood, sweat, and tears onto the field. It’s also an economic fairness issue. The NCAA and universities are profiting off our athletes, many of whom are Black and from low-income households, and preventing them from making any money for themselves. We have an opportunity to really make a difference in the lives of our college athletes.” Both the University of Ore- gon and Oregon State Univer- sity issued statements in sup- port of the amended bill last month. Federal lawmakers continue efforts to craft a national NIL bill with the goal of passing it before July 1.
